The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-28


The Democratic State Coavcntion Of Ohio
met In Cleveland last Thursday with fall At
tendance Of delegates and IN immenss throng Of
spectators Perfect harmony prevailed and much
enthusiasm was manifested, indicating that tho
Democracy of the Buckeye Ssats are united and
determined V elect their candidates to State on
ces In October. General Thomas e. Powell, of
Delaware county, was nominated for Governor
on the second ballot, and his nomination made
unanimous amid enthusiastic applause. d. G.
Goodman was nominated for Lieutenant Cover
nor by reclamation. Tho other nominees of the
Convention are: For Judge of the Supreme
Court, long term, L. r Cri.ch6eld; short term,
Virgil P. Kline, of Cleveland; for Auditor. Emil
Keisewelter; for State Treasurer, George W.
Harper; for Attorney General, William Fl.
Lett; for member of the Board of Public Works,
Peter J. Murphey.
General Thomas Edward Powell, the nominee
for Governor, was born in the county from
which he was nominated, and is now in the
forty-third year of his age. He has lsng been
one of the most distinguished and popular men
of Ohio. and it is safe to say he will prove most
admirable leader in the coming campaign.
The following platform was adopted without
dissenting vote
The Democratic party of Ohio, in convention
assembled, preclaims its hearty and unqualified
Endorsement of the honest, patriotic and econom
ical administration of President Cleveland.
We demand such judiciOus reduction of the
present burdensOme tariff as shall result in pro-
ducing revenue sufficient only to meet the ex-
penses of an economical administration of gov
eminent, the payment of liberal pensions to
Union soldiers and sailors, and the payment of
the interest and principal OF the public debt !;
and. if necessary, we favor such reduction of
internal revenue, except on liquors, as will pre-
vent the accumulation Of a surplus in the Ma
tional Treasury, and we denounce any attempt
to abolish the tax on liquors for the purpose of
keeping up the present unjust, unequal and oner
Gus tariff system.
We call attention to and affirm az sound doc
trine and policy the following emphatic and pa
triotic language of President Cleveland: "Our
public domain is our national wealth, the earn
est of our growth and heritage of our people
1t should promise limitless development and
riches, relief TO a crowding population and homes
to thrift and industry. These inestimable ad
vantages should be jealousy guarded and care
full and enlightened policy on the part of the
Government should secure them to the people"
We demad that all lands of the Government
be held for actual settles who citizens of the
United States and for these who declare their in
tenton to become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all people
struggling to free themselves from the environ
ments OF despotism, and especially does the long
and gallant struggle Of Ireland for the priceless
boon of Home Rule and the rights of manhood
evoke our warmest applause and command our
heartiest good wishes Tor speedy success.
Labor being the chief factor and great conser-
vator of free and liberal institutions, should en-
joy its full share of the common benefits derived
therefrom therefore, we favor such restI aints of
the Capitalization and encroachment of corpor-
ate power us will bring the best possible protec-
ton to honest labor and at the same time con-
serve the interests Of honestly employed CAPT.
tai
We favor such legislation on the question OF
immigration as will prevent the landing, for per-
manent residence, OF aliens who are not willing
to declare their intention OF becoming citizens
of the United States. We declare our opposi.
ton TO the importation of contract labor and we
demand speedy punishment of all persons incit-
ing riot and revolution against republican insti-
tuiOns.
We denounce the present Republican State
dmnstration as weak, partisan, personal and
uhbusiness-like; we call upon the people of Ohio
to turn out Of power II State Government whose
only apparent mission is TO augment expendi-
lures, multiply offices, create deficiencies and in
crease taxation, with the bankruptcy of the
Treasury as the ultimate; We denounce the late
Republican Legislature ior its cowardly and
hypocrtical alliance through intrigue with the
Republican Board of Public Works and Repub-
lcan Attorney General in a scheme whereby
millions of dollars worth of the property Of the
State IS to be transferred to corporations in
terested in creating monopoly of transporta-
ton, without the State or the people thereof re-
ceiving any benefit therefrom.
We demand the fullest safeguards for the bal
lot-box, the punishment of all who seek to cor
rupt IT, and the enactment Of law making it
felony for corporations capitalists and employ
ers 10 ntimidate or attempt to control the polti-
cal action of their employees.
We favor home rule in the management and
control of municipal affairs, and denounce the
partisan acts passed by the late Republican Leg.
islature TO subserve the interests of scheming
politicians and we demand the repeal of all laws
which deprive The electors of the exercise of their
constitutional privileges.
The &C mercia and industrial interests OF the
State require that equal use OF transportation IA
cilltes be secured to all on equal terms, and we
demand that favoritism by common carriers and
the employment of corporate franchises to foster
monopOlies and Cypress the people be prohibited
by law, and that pools, combinations, trusts or
cOnspiracics to cornor or forestall the market,
and to fetter or crush free competition, be sup
pressed by legislation.
We declare in favor of proper regulation of
the liquor traffic and believe il to be the duty of
all good citizens to aid in reducing to minimum
the evils resulting therefrom, and to this end
favor the submission of amendment to the
Constitution providing for the license of such
traffic.